Back Page /
BY: BCMJ Staff
November 2025
... read the BCMJ , compared with 40% in 2022 [ Figure 2 ] . Print remains popular Support for print has been ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Brandon Yau, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC
November 2025
... of self-harm as a result of means-restriction efforts).[ 2,3 ] Examples of means-restriction targets include firearms, ... substances involved in youth self-harm calls [ Table 2 ] . The leading classes/types of medications in the calls ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: William Liu, BHSc
November 2025
... of examining the ethical dimensions of AI tools.[ 2 ] Clinicians who are well informed about AI and use it in ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Cecil Hershler, MD, PhD, FRCPC
November 2025
... events, and I even acted in a South African play in 1997.[ 2 ] I realized that for almost 20 years after leaving South ...
Premise /
BY: Robin Routledge, MD, FRCPC
November 2025
... their access to care, and lead to care avoidance.[ 2 ] This article compares these two approaches, drawing on ... to racist exclusion from health care. In Plain Sight ,[ 2 ] a 2020 commissioned report, details Indigenous-specific ... morbidity and mortality, with the subsequent “Era 2” to be one of quality assurance measurements. Berwick ...
Obituaries /
BY: Owen Frank Tyers, PhD
December 2025
... recognized lead extraction program in Canada, and in 1996, 2 years before US approval, he introduced the use of an ... the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an additional 2 years of training in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at ...
Letters /
BY: Tahmeena Ali, MD, CCFP, FCFP
December 2025
... emotional burnout from generalists. The idea that over 2 decades of longitudinal family practice, including hospital ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
December 2025
... has been independently associated with their consumption.[ 2 ] These drinks have become so prevalent in our daily lives ... sugar-free, and “dry” wines contain less than 1 to 2 g of sugar per 5 oz serving.[ 10 ] Cocktails with juice, ... and “light” beers have very little sugar (0 to 2 g per serving), while darker beers have comparatively more ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
December 2025
... staphylococci but is bactericidal against streptococci.[ 2 ] A systematic review found no significant difference in ... in treating staphylococcal infections.[ 1 ] Myth 2: A positive response to antibiotics confirms the presence ...
Review Articles /
BY: Marina Viñeta Páramo, MBBS
December 2025
... in February. Virtually all children are infected by 2 years of age. The risk of severe RSV disease peaks within 3 months of birth.[ 2 ] Although most infants recover within a few days, ... bronchiolitis or pneumonia requiring hospitalization.[ 2 ] RSV immunization options In May 2024, the National ...